Police Rescue Kidnapped INEC Workers & 8 Others

The Akwa Ibom State Police command has rescued an employee of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mr Otobong Ukpong, who was kidnapped on his way to work.

The command also rescued, a minor and seven others.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, on Saturday said that the police with other security agencies about noon flushed out some hoodlums terrorising Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun local government areas (LGAs) and rescued nine kidnap victims.

“Today, I am delighted to inform you that at about 12 p.m. my men of ‘Operation Purge’ saddled with responsibility of flushing out the hoodlums terrorising Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun LGAs achieved a great breakthrough.

“They rescued nine kidnapped victims one of whom is the staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Otobong Sylvester Ukpong, 34 years old, from Iwukem in Etim Ekpo kidnapped on June 5, 2018,” NAN quoted him as saying.

He identified the other victims as Eno Udo ‘M’ 50 years, Eno Okon ‘F’ 37 years, Uduak Fred ‘F’ 45 years, Charity Peter’F’ 54 years.